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The Economics of Dowry Payments in Pakistan
Anderson, K.S. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2000
Although there are numerous studies of the dowry phenomenon in India, research pertaining to the custom in the rest of South Asia is sparse.The aim of this paper is to study dowry payments in Pakistan.Several interpretations for dowry are distinguished using a simple theoretical framework and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011091513
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The Economics of Roscas and Intra-Household Resource Allocation
Anderson, K.S.; Baland, J-M. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2000
This paper investigates individual motives to participate in rotating savings and credit associations (roscas).Detailed evidence from roscas in a Kenyan slum (Nairobi) suggests that most roscas are predominantly composed of women, particularly those living in a couple and earning an independent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092446
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Gender, Transnational Networks and Remittances: Evidence from Germany
Holst, Elke; Schäfer, Andrea; Schrooten, Mechthild - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
Remittances from Germany are substantial. Cross-border transfers to family and friendship networks outside Germany are … and gender-specific determinants of remittances from the senders' perspective, based on data from the German Socio … part of gender differences in remittance behavior. Second, employing gender interaction terms for the social network …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008595843
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Examining the Gender Wealth Gap in Germany
Sierminska, Eva M.; Frick, Joachim R.; Grabka, Markus M. - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2008
evidence for a significant gender wealth gap of about 30,000 euros in Germany, which amounts to almost 50,000 euros for married …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004963727
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The Graying of the Median Voter
Hollanders, D.A.; Koster, F. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2012
Abstract: Analyzing 30 OECD-countries in 1980-2005, this paper documents the effect of an aging electorate on pension expenditure. The first outcome is that an increase in the age of the median voter leads to less generous pension benefits. The second outcome is that an older median voter is not...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011091705
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A Collective Retirement Model : Identification and Estimation in the Presence of Externalities
Michaud, P.C.; Vermeulen, F.M.P. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2004
We study the labor supply dynamics of elderly couples by means of a structural collective model.The model allows for general externalities with respect to spouses leisure.Preferences and the intrahousehold bargaining process are identified by using panel data with couples and individuals who...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092793
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Degrees of Cooperation in Household Consumption Models : A Revealed Preference Analysis
Cherchye, L.J.H.; Demuynck, T.; de Rock, B. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2009
We develop a revealed preference approach to analyze non-unitary con- sumption models with intrahousehold allocations deviating from the cooper- ative (or Pareto e¢ cient) solution. At a theoretical level, we establish re- vealed preference conditions of household consumption models with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011090797
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Noncooperative Household Consumption with Caring
Cherchye, L.J.H.; Demuynck, T.; de Rock, B. - Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research - 2011
We present a household consumption model that accounts for caring house- hold members, while allowing for noncooperative behavior in decisions on pub- lic goods. The intrahousehold consumption outcome critically depends on the degree of caring between the household members. By varying the degree...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011092325
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Job Flows, Demographics and the Great Recession
Sierminska, Eva; Takhtamanova, Yelena - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2010
, gender and race. We find that adjusting for the aging of the U.S. labor force increases the severity of this recession. Our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008490045
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Institutionelle Determinanten der Erwerbsarbeit: Zur Notwendigkeit einer Gender-Perspektive in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Holst, Elke - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2001
neoclassical economics (rational choice approach), (2) implicit rules of behavior generated by gender roles and gender stereo …. The necessity of a gender view in economics when analyzing the labor supply - especially of women - is discussed on the … Regelmechanismen auf die Allokation von Ressourcen. Anhand dreier Thesen wird die Notwendigkeit einer Gender-Perspektive (soziale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005068876